Garment connecter



Sept 28,1937.

R. LIPTON ET AL GARMENT CONNECTER Filed March 15, 1935 Patented Sept. 28, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to garments such as coats, and more particularly to straps or connecters for joining the opposite sides or flaps of the coat. It is customary to provide a connect ing strap of fixed length inside womens coats, the strap being fixed to the coat at one side and adapted to be buttoned inside the coat at the opposite side. This holds the coat more or less in shape while avoiding discomfort which might be occasioned under some conditions from wearing the coat buttoned up, as for example when the coat is worn in very mild weather or when it is worn indoors.

It is desirable that the connecting strap be capable of adjustment so that it may be set to accord with the girth of the wearer. It is accordingly a feature of the present invention that a connecting strap is provided which is capable of being adjusted to any desired fixed length within a considerable range.

When the garment is on display in the store, however, it would be too tedious an operation to efiect such an adjustment for each customer who tries on the garment. Furthermore, the correct adjustment even for a particular individual may vary with loss or gain of weight, or even with change of posture, as when the wearer sits down or rises from a sitting posture. In accordance with a further feature of the invention, therefore, provision is made of a series of loops or rings at the free end of the strap for selective use to enable the wearer to instantaneously select an effective length of the strap which is most suitable at the moment.

In accordance with a further feature of the invention the joinder of the free end of the strap to the separable side of the coat is effected through a spring hook and ring construction so that the connection can be instantaneously made or broken.

In accordance with another feature a length of elastic is incorporated in the strap to enable it to give more or less so that it will not be uncomfortable with changes of posture even when 4 connected to fit snugly across the body.

In accordance with still another feature the strap may be connected to the opposite side of the coat at both its ends through quickly detachable fastening means so that it may be completely removed from the garment and reattached whenever desired. This feature is of particular utility when it is desired to send the garment out for cleaning.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the drawing forming part of this specification,

Fig. l is a view in elevation of a coat having a connecter embodying features of the invention incorporated in it;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detail edge View of a portion of the strap of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the complete strap of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the complete strap of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a modified form of strap;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a further strap illustrating other modifications;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating a modified construction of the rings or eyes incorporated in a connecter strap; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating a further modified form.

Ihe strap l of Fig. 1 is shown applied to a coat 2. The strap comprises a piece of elastic 3 which is stitched to a portion 4 of the coat at one side of the coat. A ribbon 5 of silk or other suitable material is stitched to the elastic piece 3 and is looped through an end link 6 of a chain 1. This length of the ribbon is passed through a slide 8 before being passed through the link 6 and the end portion of the ribbon is doubled back, passed around the central cross bar 9 of the slide, and stitched to secure it to the slide.

The chain 1 is composed of a series of links 6 which are connected to one another by a series of clips or rings Ill. The links 6 are all alike and any of them may be inserted in a spring hook H which is attached through a piece of fabric I2 to a portion l3 of the garment at the opposite side of the garment from the portion 4.

The spring hook H may be of any suitable form. It is illustrated as composed of a resilient metallic body having a spring tongue folded back over the body and into proximity to the body.

Any major adjustment of the length of the strap which is intended to be of a fixed character may be effected by sliding the ribbon 5 through the slide 8 to adjust the effective length of the ribbon. The links 6 afford a considerable range of selection for the wearer since any one of the links may be secured in the hook ll. Any surplus links may be simply permitted to hang down as illustrated in Fig. 4.

The embodiment of Fig. 5 is similar to that of Figs. 1 to 4 but the construction is somewhat simpler. A ribbon 5a of silk or other suitable fabric is directly attached to a garment portion 4a and combined with a slide 8a in the same way that the ribbon 5 is combined with the slide 8 in Figs. 1 to 4. The ribbon 5a is passed through a slot M formed in one end of a spring hook l5. The spring hook is adapted to be detachably secured to a ring 55 which is permanently attached to a garment portion lad through a piece of fabric [2a.

In Fig. 6 a garment portion ib has a ring I! permanently secured to it through a piece of fabric l8. A spring hook it, is adapted to be detachably secured to the ring ii. A piece of elastic 2!] is permanently secured to the spring hook I9 and is combined with a slide 2i in the same way that the ribbon 5 is combined with the slide 3 in the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 4. The ribbon 20 is looped through a slot 22 in a spring hook 23. The spring hook 23 is adapted to be detachably secured to a ring 24 which is permanently attached to the garment portion E32; by means of a fabric piece 25. The elastic strap may be readily detached from both sides of the garment whenever desired, and may therefore be conveniently removed when it is desired to send the garment to the cleaner.

In the embodiment of Fig. '7 an adjustable strap 50 is looped through a ring 26 which in turn is connected to a doubled ribbon 271. The ribbon consists of two plies which are stitched together at intervals by lines of stitching 2B. In each of the ribbon sections between adjacent lines of stitching a ring 2& is inserted, the rings 29 being selectively usable in the same manner as the rings 6 of Figs. 1 to l. A spring hook lie is attached to a side of the coat by a strip of fabric E20 and is adapted to co-operate with the rings in the manner already described.

In the embodiment of Fig. 8 an adjustable strap Ed is looped through an end of a doubled cord as. The stretches of the cord are bound together at intervals by tie bands 3i which are desirably in the form of metallic clips. Thus a series of eyes 32 is formed by the cord. The eyes 32 are adapted to be selectivelyconnected to a spring hook lid which is connected through a strip of fabric lZd to a side of the garment.

While we have illustrated and described in de tail certain preferred forms of our invention, it is to be understood that changes may be made therein and the invention embodied in other structures. We do not, therefore, desire to limit ourselves to the specific constructions illustrated, but intend to cover our invention broadly in whatever form its principle may be utilized.

We claim:

1. A garment connector for connecting opposite sides of a coat or other open garment comprising a strap adapted to be attached to one side of the garment, adjusting means for effecting a fixed adjustment of the length of the strap, said strap comprising a section formed of a flexible ribbon, means binding separated portions of the ribbon together to form a succession of eyes, a ring slidingly held by each eye, and a hook adapted to be attached to the opposite side of the garment for detachable connection to the strap through any one of the rings.

2. A garment connector for connecting opposite sides of a coat or other open garment, comprising connecting means on one side of the garment, a strap attached to the other side of the garment, adjustable means for eifecting a fixed adjustment of the length of the strap, said strap comprising a section formed of ribbon, means binding separated portions of the ribbon together to form a succession of eyes, a ring slidingly held by each eye, said connecting means being adapted tocooperate with said ribbon and a selected one of said rings to maintain the coat closed in desired position.

3. A garment connecter for connecting opposite sides of a coat or other open garment, comprising a strap adapted to be attached to one side of the garment, adjusting means for effecting a fixed adjustment of the length of the strap, said strap comprising a section formed of ribbon, means binding separated portions of the ribbon together to form a succession of eyes, a ring slidingly held by each eye, and connecting means attached to the opposite side of the coat adapted to be detachably fastened to any one of the said rings, as suits the needs of the wearer.

RUBY LIPTON. JANE LIPTON. 

